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COURSES OF STUDY
Bachelor of Music (B.M.)
The Bachelor of Music degree is designed for those students considering
careers in music performance or teaching. Students interested in a broader
liberal arts experience should consider the Bachelor of Arts degree
requirements listed above. In the B.M. degree, music courses comprise sixty-
five percent of the total undergraduate program of study. For admittance
into this program, students must enroll in MU 252 Early Twentieth-Century
Theory during their fourth term of study (typically the spring of the
sophomore year), and present a qualifying audition to a “full faculty jury”
as the sophomore interview.
Students in this program major in either vocal performance or
instrumental performance in winds, string, or percussion with a
concentration in one of the following instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet,
bassoon, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, cello,
contrabass, or percussion.
Major Requirements
The following courses are required (22-24 units):
five units in theory:
MU 151 Elementary Theory
MU 152 Intermediate Theory
MU 158 Music Technology
MU 251 Advanced Theory
MU 252 Early Twentieth-Century Theory
three units in music literature and history:
MU 123 Literature and Language of Music
MU 221 Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Music History
MU 222 Baroque, Classic, Romantic, and Twentieth Century Music
History
two units in applied study in the principal area from the following; this
requirement should be completed over four regular terms in the
first two years of study; applied courses, worth one-half unit, may
be repeated for credit:
MS 310 Piano
MS 320 Voice
MS 340 String Instruments
MS 350 Winds, Brass, Percussion Instruments
MS 360 Classical Guitar
one unit in ensembles; this requirement should be completed over
four regular terms in the first two years; ensemble courses, worth
one-quarter unit, may be repeated for credit; students should enroll
in ensembles appropriate for their principal concentration as
determined in consultation with the music faculty:
MU 112 Southern Chorale
MU 113 Chamber Orchestra
MU 211 Concert Choir
MU 215 Jazz Band
